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Spring is in the air and with April showers come May graduates, ready (or not) to face life beyond school. For seniors, the real world is just a few weeks away and some might be wondering how they’re going to get by financially. There are some important practices to keep in mind when building a solid financial future for yourself. Step one is to get a job (I know, easier said than done!), but what about everything after that? Your […]

So you’re back from break – perhaps adjusting to winter weather from a vacation or home-visit somewhere warm. And if you’re like me, you dread the realization that you now have to carry your hat and gloves on a regular basis. But with the changing of the seasons comes more than just digging out the heavy down coat and snow boots from your closet. You may also have a few more things to tend to as your body reacts to […]

My go-to for stress reduction is yoga. That one to one-and-a-half hours each week is a special time where I step away from my to-do list and other worries, where I re-center myself. But I realize it’s not always easy to work yoga class into your schedule. You may not have the spare cash for it or you may feel self-conscious about molding yourself into strange poses in front of a group of people. Another way to reduce stress (without […]

There are a lot of things you do once a year – celebrate your birthday, renew magazine subscriptions, make New Year’s resolutions, oftentimes break those resolutions and, if you’re a woman, you’re *supposed* to go to the gynecologist for an annual check-up. I’m well aware that many young women have not been to the gynecologist before. Maybe they aren’t sexually active, don’t have problems with their period, are nervous to go… the list goes on. But if you’re a college-aged […]